Gary Schwartz named director at Case CCC

DOD Melanoma Research Program announces anticipated funding opportunities

The FY25 Defense Appropriations Act is anticipated to provide funding for the Melanoma Research Program to support innovative, high-impact melanoma research.

February 28, 2025

Vol.51 No.08

Clinical Roundup

Urine test for prostate cancer could be used at home, study finds

Researchers at Vanderbilt and the University of Michigan have shown that an at-home urine test for prostate cancer screening is highly accurate.

February 07, 2025

Vol.51 No.05

Drugs & Targets

FDA grants RP1 BLA priority review for advanced melanoma

FDA has accepted the Biologics License Application from Replimune Group Inc. for RP1 (vusolimogene oderparepvec) in combination with nivolumab (Opdivo) for patients with advanced melanoma.

January 24, 2025

Vol.51 No.03

Clinical Roundup

Remote telemedicine tool found highly accurate in diagnosing melanoma

Collecting images of suspicious-looking skin growths and sending them off-site for specialists to analyze is as accurate in identifying skin cancers as having a dermatologist examine them in person, a new study shows.

November 22, 2024

Vol.50 No.44

Clinical Roundup

UVA Health tests focused ultrasound to increase immune response in melanoma

A research team at UVA Health is testing the ability of focused ultrasound to increase the immune response to immunotherapy in melanoma. UVA’s work with focused ultrasound already has led to life-changing new treatments for Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor and pushed the technology to the forefront of medical research.

November 22, 2024

Vol.50 No.44

Clinical Roundup

Keytruda improves outcomes in soft tissue sarcoma

Addition of the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to standard of care for patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma of the limb significantly improved disease-free survival, according to the results of the SU2C-SARC032 clinical trial led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, UPMC, Duke University, and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.

November 15, 2024

Vol.50 No.43

Gary Schwartz named director at Case CCC

YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN

DOD Melanoma Research Program announces anticipated funding opportunities

Urine test for prostate cancer could be used at home, study finds

FDA grants RP1 BLA priority review for advanced melanoma

Remote telemedicine tool found highly accurate in diagnosing melanoma

UVA Health tests focused ultrasound to increase immune response in melanoma

Keytruda improves outcomes in soft tissue sarcoma

Renew today!

Subscriber content